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The Sweet Cheat Gone; Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff
by Proust, Marcel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. First American edition of The Sweet Cheat Gone by Marcel Proust.. Octavo, 379pp. Patterned boards, beige cloth spine, title in gilt on black paper label affixed to spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, dust remnants to top edge, rubbing to label on spine. A near fine example. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, $3.00 retail price on front flap, transference to verso, light wear along edges, small tear to front panel. A bright, gilt frosted jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13287
- Title
- The Sweet Cheat Gone; Translated by C.K. Scott Moncrieff
- Author
- Proust, Marcel
- Illustrator
- First American edition of The Sweet Cheat Gone by Marcel Proust.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Albert & Charles Boni
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
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- First State
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- Jacket
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Copyright page
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